Harry Redknapp admitted before the game he would have spent £38million on Sergio Aguero - had he the loot to spend.

And in the end the pocket genius was the only thing between QPR and three points against Man City. Twice Aguero conjured up equalisers to deny Hoops even though they poured forward throughout a rain-soaked game.

They dowsed early City fire to score first through Charlie Austin, and again courtesy of a Demichelis own goal that owed much to the persistence of Bobby Zamora in the centre.

City goal: Sergio Aguero celebrates with Samir Nasri

“When we went 2-1 up I was confident we’d go on and win the game, but Aguero showed what a genius he can be," Redknapp said.

“We just couldn’t hang on, but overall we were the better team and played very well once again.

“I thought we could have come in at half-time a few goals to the good. We had great opportunities, a couple of decisions that didn’t go our way, but our overall play was to a very good standard.”

Rangers have now taken four points from their last four games, and the manager can see the light at the end of the tunnel even if the team still linger in the bottom three.